Talk-to-Yourself Radio

Published: July 8, 2001

After reading about Phil Hendrie's bad-faith radio show, I would advise you to ask your resident ethicist to weigh in on the moral consequences of this form of bear-baiting. This is entertainment at its most dubious and dangerous. While the joke may be funny, the cynicism it engenders is bad for the nation's mental health. And as for ventriloquism, Anna Deveare Smith does it much better.